II Chronicles 27
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בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁ שָׁנָה֙ יוֹתָ֣ם בְּמׇלְכ֔וֹ וְשֵׁשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ יְרוּשָׁ֖ה בַּת־צָדֽוֹק׃
ben-esrim vekhamesh shanah yotam bemolkho veshesh-esreh shanah malakh birushalai͏m veshem immo yerushah bat-tsadoq
Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; his mother’s name was Jerushah daughter of Zadok.
וַיַּ֨עַשׂ הַיָּשָׁ֜ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֗ה כְּכֹ֤ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה֙ עֻזִּיָּ֣הוּ אָבִ֔יו רַ֕ק לֹא־בָ֖א אֶל־הֵיכַ֣ל יְהֹוָ֑ה וְע֥וֹד הָעָ֖ם מַשְׁחִיתִֽים׃
vayya'as hayyashar be'ene Adonai kekhol asher-asah uzziyyahu aviv raq lo-va el-hekhal Adonai ve'od ha'am mashkhitim
He did what was pleasing to GOD just as his father Uzziah had done, but he did not enter the Temple of GOD; however, the people still acted corruptly.
ה֗וּא בָּנָ֛ה אֶת־שַׁ֥עַר בֵּית־יְהֹוָ֖ה הָעֶלְי֑וֹן וּבְחוֹמַ֥ת הָעֹ֛פֶל בָּנָ֖ה לָרֹֽב׃
hu banah et-sha'ar bet-Adonai ha'elyon uvekhomat ha'ofel banah larov
It was he who built the Upper Gate of the House of GOD; he also built extensively on the wall of Ophel.
וְעָרִ֥ים בָּנָ֖ה בְּהַר־יְהוּדָ֑ה וּבֶחֳרָשִׁ֣ים בָּנָ֔ה בִּירָנִיּ֖וֹת וּמִגְדָּלִֽים׃
ve'arim banah behar-yehudah uvekhorashim banah biraniyyot umigdalim
He built towns in the hill country of Judah, and in the woods he built fortresses and towers.
וְ֠ה֠וּא נִלְחַ֞ם עִם־מֶ֣לֶךְ בְּנֵֽי־עַמּוֹן֮ וַיֶּחֱזַ֣ק עֲלֵיהֶם֒ וַיִּתְּנוּ־ל֨וֹ בְנֵי־עַמּ֜וֹן בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה הַהִ֗יא מֵאָה֙ כִּכַּר־כֶּ֔סֶף וַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶת אֲלָפִ֤ים כֹּרִים֙ חִטִּ֔ים וּשְׂעוֹרִ֖ים עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת אֲלָפִ֑ים זֹ֗את הֵשִׁ֤יבוּ לוֹ֙ בְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹן וּבַשָּׁנָ֥ה הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית וְהַשְּׁלִשִֽׁית׃
vehu nilkham im-melekh bene-ammon vayyekhezaq alehem vayyittenu-lo vene-ammon bashanah hahi me'ah kikkar-kesef va'aseret alafim korim khittim use'orim aseret alafim zot heshivu lo bene ammon uvashanah hashenit vehashelishit
Moreover, he fought with the king of the Ammonites and overcame them; the Ammonites gave him that year 100 talents of silver and 10,000 kors of wheat and another 10,000 of barley; that is what the Ammonites paid him, and [likewise] in the second and third years.
וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֖ק יוֹתָ֑ם כִּ֚י הֵכִ֣ין דְּרָכָ֔יו לִפְנֵ֖י יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָֽיו׃
vayyitkhazzeq yotam ki hekhin derakhayw lifne Adonai elohayw
Jotham was strong because he maintained a faithful course before the ETERNAL his God.
וְיֶ֙תֶר֙ דִּבְרֵ֣י יוֹתָ֔ם וְכׇל־מִלְחֲמֹתָ֖יו וּדְרָכָ֑יו הִנָּ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֔ים עַל־סֵ֥פֶר מַלְכֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וִיהוּדָֽה׃
veyeter divre yotam vekhol-milkhamotayw uderakhayw hinnam ketuvim al-sefer malkhe-yisra'el vihudah
The other events of Jotham’s reign, and all his battles and his conduct, are recorded in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֧ים וְחָמֵ֛שׁ שָׁנָ֖ה הָיָ֣ה בְמׇלְכ֑וֹ וְשֵׁשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃
ben-esrim vekhamesh shanah hayah vemolkho veshesh-esreh shanah malakh birushalai͏m
He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב יוֹתָם֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֑יד וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אָחָ֥ז בְּנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ {פ}
vayyishkav yotam im-avotayw vayyiqberu oto be'ir david vayyimlokh akhaz beno takhtayw
Jotham rested with his ancestors, and was buried in the City of David; his son Ahaz succeeded him as king.
Hebrew text and English translation from Sefaria, under their Creative Commons licence.
Yaacov, native Jerusalemite
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